Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-02-03
THE MINING OUTLOOK FOR
IDAHO COUNTY.

been a0vertlsed to the western wOrl'
/. Those camps have furnished largely ,
the supply Of tho bullion which h'
entered into exchange Of merchants j
Lewiston, Walla Walla, Portland an
San Francisco. A steady stream q
placer gold dust, from week to week ha
found ito way from these camps to thes
lower towns since their first being woIke'
in 1861, . period Of tweoty.six year,
and for the six years succeeding 1856
the yield Of the placers was very large
and subsequently that yield has gradual,
diminished, anouslly from millions Il
Thousands, partly BY reason Of diminishe'
labor 10 them and partly from the attrac
tions furnished by other discoveries mad
10 other counties. During the workin,
Of these placers mines of suriferous quart
have been uncovered, some Of which hav,
been tested BY assays which have gon'
up into hundreds and even thousands o.
dollars per ton. Most Of these u,issss az,
far in the interior aaccda rannot be reached
exeeptby horse trails, and consequently
but very few can be induced to visit
them to examining them and test them
Most Of them are but partially uncovered
10 that extent that will enable the visitor
to perfectly test them, unless he expeuds
much labor and money to expose thei,
sire and quality, and there being no roads
there hc soon becomes disheartand and
abaudons the examination and goes Ia
other fields more easy Of access and often
snters upon the development Of mines
whose surface prospects are Car less
promising. Some work in development
has been done 10 the Warrens camp and
1t great expense, and 10 no instance, to
our knowledge, have the lodges proved to
b Of less value than. when they were
first uncovered. But the distance from
practicnl wagon road leading to the
settlements, the high price for supplies
and the high price Of labor consequent
become such discouragemepts that men
having means hesitate to undertake any
development where mine does not
appear fabulously rich At the surface.
In Elk City some very promising lodges
have been discovered for years and much
effort has bsen made to induce capital
70 come and develope them. But up to
the present time but little has been &C.
cemplished save uncoveri6g the ledge
for few feet and extracting a few
pounds Of the ore to be taken away for
assays Or mill testing. AT or near
Flosance there was discovered among the
Ant quarts mines in Idaho county, the
ledge called the Lyddle and Harpser.
Some Of the ore was taken out and sent
70 New York for assay and returns we're
received showing between $50 and $50
il silver and gold per ton, mostly in
silver. This was taken from an open
cut on the vein near the surface. This
stimulated further work, several thousand
dollars were expended in tapping the
vein BY . tunnel two or three hundred
fsst below tho surface; but the ledge
matter where they struck the vein did not
Disclose much richness and work was
Within the last tvoor three
ysan Hon. SIS. Fem has been making
further explorations and recently has
taken from tbs ledge two or three lots Of
ore, had il packed and hauled to Lewis
ton, 4 an expense Of $40 per ton and
80 pr ton Tor shipment to Portland
Ind - per ton thence to San Francisco
making et3 per ton from the mine, and
had il worked BY mill process aud got his |
returns realisiug between $50 and 500
per ton over al expenses Of shipping.
This has given Mr.. Fem encouragement
o prosecute his work further in the full
hope and belief that the vein will prove
valuable property. In 1867 five tons Of
gold orc was taken from q vein in the
Wasrens camp aud packed on mules TO
Lewiston, shipped by river and ocean
teamers 70 San Francisco and crushed
q Howland's samplinS rooms and assay
d By the samples Of the average ore
vhsn Pulverised, the average assay show.
% upwards Of $500 per ton. II was
hen sold to an Euglish frm for sixty
'er cent Of the FIRE assay and then ship
ed to Swausey England. The parties
rho shipped to San Francisco realized
'l56 per ton for the five tons they sold
the English company. Other lodges
the Wsrrens camp are equally rich
nd richer and they are now lying idle.
here 10 in the future prospect OF idaho ,
ouuty, in relation to It's mines. much
mt i encouraging, when roads and
lsans Of access to them. shall have great
increased. Grss:. wealth lies conceal
! 10 the mer.tsins Of that county and I
Tough their value may not be known j.
lring the present generation, but the /,
ord whl eventually know of il aud
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